Did You Know...
...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047752 | Fastener assembly and multi-layered structure A fastener assembly, such as a nail assembly, includes a row of fasteners held together and maintained in position by a multi-layered structure including a first polymeric layer having a first surface for contacting the fasteners and a second surface and including a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7641432 | Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7416376 | Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7273337 | Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7207095 | Process for forming elongated flexible strip of nailing caps A process for forming an elongate strip defined by a plurality of adjacent but sidewardly spaced pressure caps used for securing an underlayment to a substrate. A plurality of essentially identical strip segments, each containing a plurality of substantially identic... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198446 | Connected fastener having separation facilitator The object of the invention is to secure straight travelability for a fastener during the driving of the latter, simplify the connecting fastener production process, simplify the cleaning of the work site, and prevent work-attending damage to the flooring. In a conn... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196767 | Apparatus with compartment for high vacuum and use of construction element for constructing a compartment for high vacuum An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a compartment for containing a high vacuum environment. The compartment is partly defined by and/or includes a surface that has a subsurface that includes a first zone and a second zone. The second zone is located be... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7121952 | Method and apparatus for laser welding of flat stamped fasteners and resulting clip A pneumatic or manual impact operated nailer requires fasteners in a clip, typically of about 100 fasteners. The invention provides uniform well-bonded fasteners in a clip for use in a pneumatic or manual nailer, the clips being adhesive-free. In addition, this inve... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118318 | Wire protector and retainer An apparatus for protecting and retaining a wire includes a molded body forming a passage adapted to receive and retain the wire between the molded body and a mounting structure. The apparatus also includes at least three apertures through the molded body where at l... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112214 | Dynamic bioabsorbable fastener for use in wound closure A fastener for insertion into pierced openings of a tissue wound has a body formed of a generally bioabsorbable polymer defining an initial capture area internal to the body. The body includes a pair of arms, each with an inwardly projecting cleat operably joined at... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090077 | Magazine strip A magazine strip (2) for fastening elements (14) includes a strip-shaped support strap (4), a plurality of uniformly spaced from each other, transporting recesses (8) for a stepwise displacement of the magazine strip (2) in a magaz... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7021512 | Staple, and stapler for the staple A stapler having a staple magazine 3 for storing adhesive-coated staples. The staple is bent at its legs by being firmly held between a pressing plate and a matrix anvil, heat from an electric heater inside the anvil is transmitted to the adhesive to fuse the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014407 | Full-round, offset-head nail A wire nail for use with a powered nail-driving tool has a full-round head with an axis that is offset from an axis of the integrally formed shank. An outer circumferential surface of the shank is at least as offset from the shank axis in one radial direction as a c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004704 | Flute positioner A flute positioner is provided for positioning a fastener in a tool barrel, and includes a body, a throughbore extending through the body, and at least one holding member extending into the throughbore. One or more extensions may extend radially outward from the bod... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989186 | Upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6926485 | Nail heads of a nail row The nail heads of a nail row respectively have two symmetrical oblique insert members respectively formed under the front and the rear side, and each oblique insert member has a horizontal plane and an inclined plane connected to each other. Between the horizontal p... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6823990 | Nail holder strip A nail holder strip, having a plurality of nail holders including a support base, for holding and supporting a nail, and a passage in the support base for receiving the nail. Additionally, each of the nail holders includes a stiffening stem positioned adjacent to th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6814231 | Strip of collated fasteners for fastener-driving tool In a fastener driving tool, a carrier for holding a plurality of fasteners comprises a plurality of sleeves, each sleeve holding an associated fastener. Each sleeve has a body with an axis and a bore, the bore extending axially through the body and the bore being fo... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6783001 | Magazine with a magazine strip for a screwdriver A magazine for a screwdriver. The magazine is provided with a magazine strip used to store screws which can be successively inserted into and extracted from an object. The magazine strip has a central web and a flange running along each edge. The magazine has a guid... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779959 | Belt of nails for nailers A belt of nails for nailers includes an outer belt, an inner belt and multiple nails. The outer and inner belts are parallel and respectively have multiple cylindrical outer and inner brackets connected in a straight line with connecting ribs between adjacent bracke... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6705464 | Belt for collated nails for air-driven nailing gun A belt of collated nails for use with an air-driven nailing gun is disclosed having a plurality of nails, a plurality of flexible nail guide caps connected in series and respectively capped on the points of the nails and adapted to guide the nails into the workpiece... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6582173 | Apparatus and method of manufacturing and collating a plurality of adjacent fasteners A collation strip of a plurality of adjacent fasteners interlocked together by a pair of protuberances and a pair of indentations. Each fastener has two protuberances located on one side and two corresponding and aligned indentations located on the other ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6305891 | Fastening device and a spacer, and a method of using the same A fastening device comprises a "U" shaped spacer wherein the recess of the "U" shape is captured by the upper cross bar of a staple when the staple is used to fasten a protective sheeting to an item to be stored or transported. The spacer has a flat botto... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6135278 | Nail magazine A nail magazine including a plurality of guide sleeves (2) for receiving each a nail-shaped fastening element (1) and arranged in a row next to each other in a spaced relationship with respect to each other, with each guide sleeve (2) including two end re... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116835 | Carrier tape for fasteners A carrier tape for fasteners includes a substantially planar web, a plurality of substantially equally spaced holes formed in the web to receive the stems of the fasteners, and a plurality of spaced, discrete formations integrally joined to the web. Each ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086304 | Set of fastening means connected by a connecting means A sheet of staples (11) are formed by arranging a plurality of straight staples (1) in a row like a sheet of paper, and a staple set (10) is formed as a result of connecting them to each other by gluing a at least uniaxially oriented film (12) on at least... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044972 | Nail magazine A nail magazine including a plurality of guide sleeves (2) for receiving each a nail-shaped fastening element (1) and arranged next to each other in a spaced relationship toward each other, forming a row of guide sleeves (2), with each guide sleeve (2) ha... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6029814 | Blind rivet holder Since a distance of adjacent rivets held by a conventional blind rivet holder was large, a blind rivet holder which is smaller in the rivet distance, and which can accommodate a larger number of rivets in an accommodation case of a continuous riveter is p... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5931622 | Fastener assembly with lateral end extension The present invention is a fastener assembly including a row of fasteners maintained in position by a carrier. The carrier includes a plurality of adjacent sleeves, each of which includes an upper breakable portion, a middle wall portion, and a lower brea... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5836732 | Fastener assembly The present invention is a fastener assembly including a row of fasteners maintained in position by a carrier. The carrier includes a plurality of adjacent sleeves, each of which includes an upper breakable portion, a middle wall portion, and a lower brea... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5622024 | Collated drywall screws Collated drywall screws are provided for securing drywall to framing members. A collated screw has screws connected to each other by a holding strip. Each screw is received in a frangible sleeve about its threaded shank such that a screw on being screwed ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615985 | Collated fastener strip A collated fastener strip for use in a pneumatic fastener driving tool of the type having a magazine containing parallel spaced grooves for accommodating the heads of fasteners as they are fed within the magazine. The strip comprises a plurality of headle... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5380250 | Frangible joints for frangible band of wires or strip of fasteners The fastener strips are made from a band of wires which consists of a series of parallel spot-weldable metallic wires disposed side by side, contiguously and spot-welded to each other at longitudinally spaced points of the wires and arranged along lines t... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5143501 | Grooved nail and strip A nail containing a predetermined unit weight of metal equivalent to a cylindrical nail having a predetermined diameter and having a shank of regular shape, a point at one end, at least two reduced portions formed in the shank longitudinally parallel to t... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4971503 | Plastic nails for automatic nail gun A molded nail pack for use in an automatic nail gun that has a feeder for delivering nails in sequence into a chamber and a hammer for driving a nail in the chamber into a receiving member. The molded pack includes a plurality of nails that are supported ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4932821 | Nail retaining strip A nail retaining strip for feeding nails into a fastening element driving tool where the nails are driven individually out of the tool by a drive piston includes guide bushings for the nails. Adjacent guide bushings are separably interconnected by connect... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4925352 | Sheet nails in strips Sheet metal nails (2) are linked side-by-side with each other in a metal strip (1), the nails being parallel to each other and extending at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the strip from one lateral edge of the strip to the other opposite latera... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4826381 | Continuous nail for automatic nailing machine A continuous nail for an automatic nailing machine is disclosed in which each nail (2) of a continuous nail (1) is integrally moulded with a resin in which reinforcing material is mixed to improve its strength. The resin is selected from thermoplastic mat... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4815910 | Collated nail strip A plurality of fasteners each having an enlarged head with a slot or a passageway there through to accommodate and cage the shank of another like fastener so that the plurality of fasteners form a self-contained collated strip. Preferably the fastener has... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4809849 | Stack of asymmetric fasteners and combination thereof with cooperating magazine A stack of fasteners cooperatively define a lateral groove which cooperates with an elongate rib to orient the stack in a magazine of a driving machine.... | 03/07/1989 |
